The Mesilla Valley Christian School SonBlazers will challenge the Capitan Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mesilla Valley Christian School will be strutting in after a victory while Capitan will be coming in after a defeat.
Mesilla Valley Christian School is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mescalero Apache a 20-0 shutout on Thursday. The win continues a trend for the SonBlazers in their matchups with the Chiefs: they've now won nine in a row.
Maren Fiske was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and only one walk). Fiske was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Stailey Faust was a standout: she went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That triple was her first of the season. Jacie Caldwell was another key player, going 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Mesilla Valley Christian School kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Capitan unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 11-5 to Lordsburg.
Capitan's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 8-5. As for Mesilla Valley Christian School, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 9-6.
Everything went Mesilla Valley Christian School's way against Capitan in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Mesilla Valley Christian School made off with a 16-1 win. Do the SonBlazers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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